Apparatus wherewith gloves are turned



Oct. 26, 1936. J, DERsbM 2,058,065

APPARATUS WHEREWITH GLOVES ARE TURNED Filed Nov. 19, 1955 l 11i/gi.

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, '14 .16.10 v I Y W4 13 17, i. 13' E'giw@ i y l 22 nventor (Ittornegj Patented Oct. 20, 1936 .UNITED sius'iizsk PATENTOFFICE TURNED John J. Dersom, Columbus, Ohio Application November 19, 1935, Serial No. 50,558

Z Claims.

f This invention relates to means whereby the fingers of gloves can be turned, especially gloves of the'fwork type so called.

' Glovesof the work type are usually sewed with the inner faces of the material outward; and for neatnessof appearanceV of the finished article are turned inside out so that the seams and frayed edges. are concealed. The operation of turning such gloves has usually been performed with a pair of sticksone of which is xed to a walliand the othergheld in one hand of the person doing the turning while the other hand is employed to move the glove from the loose stick to the fixed one.

One object of my invention is to provide improved means whereby both hands of the operator can be used in moving the glove. Another object is to provide means whereby when a turned iinger of the glove is withdrawn from. the turning member the unturned glove finger next to it is drawn onto the placing member. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the disclosure herein.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, the features of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing-'- Figure l is a view in side elevation of an apparatus according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View.

Fig. 3 is a cross section, on a larger scale, on the line III-III Fig. 1,'lookng to the left.

Fig. 4V is a cross section, on a similar scale, on the line IV-IV Fig. 1, looking to the left.

Fig. 5 is a plan view, with parts broken out, illustrating a glove on the aparatus having the little finger turned. Y

Fig. 6 is a similar View illustrating the withdrawn glove of Fig. 5 engaged at the next linger with the placing rod.

` In the views the character I0 designates a table having suitable legs Illa. Secured iixedly on the top of the table at its rear end is an arm II extending forwardly and parallel to the top of the table. I2 designates another horizontal arm or placing member, it being pivoted at the forward end of the table by means of a spindle I3 rocking in a vertical bearing I4 secured to the top of the table. The horizontal arm I2 is preferably tubular and of slightly larger diameter than the stationary arm Il in order that said arms shall be oi light weight. The arm I2 is of such length that its rear end nearly touchesthe forward end of the stationary arm when the horizontal arm is alined with the stationary arm. l

The spindle I3 extends through the table and has affixed to its lower end a rearwardly extend* ing crank arm I5; and encircling said spindle is a coil spring I6, one end of which is secured to the table while the other end is bent down to 5V engage and press against the crank arm with a tendency to throw the arm I2 out of alinement with the stationary arm II. v

I'I and I8 designate two stops secured to the lower side of the table. Thestop Il is provided with a Vset screw I9 adjustable to limit and vary theextent of movement of the arm I2 when thrown by the pressure of the spring I6; and the stop I8 limits the throw of the arm I2 to position alining with the stationary arm I I. 15

The rear end of the crank arm I5 has a cross head I5@1 against which bears one end of a lever 20 fulcrumed at 2l in an ear secured to the lower side of the table. The other end of said lever 20 has pivotally attached thereto a rod 22 extended downward and pivotally connected to a pedal 23, the other end of which is connected with a block 24 on the floor. By exerting downward pressure with a foot of the operator on the pedal 23 the arm I2 is swung into alinement with the stationary arm I I and by releasing such pressure the swinging arm I2 is automatically thrown out of alinement with the arm I I by the pressure of the spring I0.

In practice the digits of the glove can be turned by beginning with either the little finger or the thumb so that the digits can be turned in rapid succession. Ordinarily the operation will begin with the little finger and as depicted in Fig. 5 where the glove treated is shown at 25. The operation will ordinarily be facilitated if the cui end be folded outward as suggested by the picture of the glove in Figs. 5 and 6. In the operation said little finger of the glove is first drawn by the operator fully onto the end of the placing arm I2 while that arm is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and then said arm and finger swung by foot pressure to aline the two arms as shown in Fig. 5, whereupon the operator presses the glove rearward and thereby causes the turning of said finger as indicated by broken lines in said Fig. 5. The pressure of the pedal is then released permitting the spring I6 to swing the arm I2 to its original position and Vto receive the next finger when the glove is drawn forward, upon which operation the turned little nger is removed from the rod II as shown in Fig. 6. After this foot pressure is again applied to aline the rods whereupon said next nger can be turned by pressing the glove rearward. The operation is repeated until all the digits are turned.

The employment of the adjustable stop screw I9 permits setting thereof to vary the throw of the arm I2 under the action of the spring I6 and, therefore, the employment of the apparatus in turning the ngers of gloves of diierent sizes and spacing of lingers, it being desirable that said arm l2 shall have a swing or travel at its rear end in a direction substantially at right angles, as shown, to the axis of the fixed arm and proportioned to the spacing of the lingers to facilitate their successive engagement with said arm when the glove is drawn forward.

It may be noted as to this construction and operation that after a finger turning operation the arm l2 is free to be swung under the action of the spring Within the glove body from a iinger turned position into position to receive the next iinger to be turned.

It will also be noted that with this construction both hands of the operator are free to keep the glove properly spread for observation and to give the fingers thereof the proper movements forward and backward.

The forms and dimensions of the parts can be changed without departing from the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. An apparatus for successively turning the iingers of a glove, including a xed arm, a second arm mounted to have an end thereof travel in a direction substantially at right angles to the axis of the said xed arm and into and out of alinement with the said fixed arm, a stop limiting the movement of said second arm at the position of alinement, and a stop limiting the movement of said second arm out of said alinement to a position whereby, when the glove with a turned finger thereof is on the xed arm, the act of withdrawing the turned finger from said fixed arm causes the next unturned finger to be entered by said second arm for turning operation on the xed arm.

2. An apparatus for successively turning the fingers of a glove, including a fixed arm, a second arm mounted to have an end thereof travel in a direction substantially at right angles to the axis of the said Iixed arm and into and out of alinement with the said xed arm, a stop limiting the movement of said second arm at the position of alinement, a stop limiting the movement of said second arm out of said alinement into a position to receive a glove finger, and means for yieldingly holding the said second arm in said position, whereby when the glove with the turned linger thereof is on the fixed arm, the act of withdrawing said turned iinger from said fixed arm causes the next unturned finger to be entered by said second arm for turning operation on the xed arm, and means for moving said second arm into said alined position.

JOHN J. DERSOM. 

